SecureCRT Command-Line Options

Translated from the official help docs.

Standard options

  • /ARG value – pass arguments to a SecureCRT script; repeatable
  • /COLOR_SCHEME name – select a color scheme for the session
  • /F folder – set the configuration folder (create it if missing)
  • /FIREWALL name – choose a specific firewall profile
  • /LOG file – log this session to the given file
  • /MAC_COLS number – set the maximum column width (132–1024)
  • /N label – tab caption
  • /NOMENU – hide the menu bar
  • /NOTOOLBAR – hide the toolbar
  • /NOSAVE – discard any changes to settings
  • /POS x y – initial window position
  • /SCRIPT file – run a script
  • /SESSION_FOLDER folder – open sessions from a particular folder
  • /TITLEBAR text – override the window title

Session launchers

  • /S session – open a named session (folder paths allowed)
  • /T – open subsequent /S sessions in new tabs
  • /SSH1 [options] [user@]host – start an SSH1 session
    • /ACCEPTHOSTKEYS
    • /C cipher
    • /ENCRYPTEDPASSWORD value – use the stored encrypted password
    • /I keyfile – RSA key
    • /L user
    • /P port (default 22)
    • /PASSPHRASE value
    • /PASSWORD value
    • /Z level – compression level (0–9)
  • /SSH2 [options] [user@]host – SSH2 session
    • /ACCEPTHOSTKEYS
    • /AUTH methods – e.g. /AUTH password,publickey
    • /C cipher
    • /COMPRESSIONS list
    • /ENCRYPTEDPASSWORD value
    • /I keyfile
    • /L user
    • /LOCAL [listen_ip:]listen_port:dest_host:dest_port
    • /M mac
    • /P port
    • /PASSPHRASE value
    • /PASSWORD value
    • /REMOTE [listen_ip:]listen_port:dest_host:dest_port
  • /TELNET host[:port]
  • /RLOGIN host
  • /TAPI number
  • /SERIAL port (defaults to COM2)
    • /BAUD rate – 110, 300, …, 460800
    • /CTS / /NOCTS
    • /DATA bits – 5, 6, 7, 8 (default 8)
    • /DSR / /NODSR
    • /PARITY option – NONE, ODD, EVEN, MARK, SPACE (default NONE)
    • /STOP value – 0 (1 stop bit), 1 (1.5), 2 (2); default 0
    • /XON / /NOXON